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ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2021

Warm Footbaths with

Jan Vagedes, Silja Kuderer, Eduard Helmert, Matthias Kohl, Florian Beissner, Henrik Szöke, Stefanie Joos, Ursula Wolf

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Article in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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8 authors.

Jan VagedesARCIM Institute (Academic Research in Complementary and Integrative Medicine), Im Haberschlai 7, 70794 Filderstadt, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0021-088X
Silja KudererARCIM Institute (Academic Research in Complementary and Integrative Medicine), Im Haberschlai 7, 70794 Filderstadt, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6621-7219
Eduard HelmertARCIM Institute (Academic Research in Complementary and Integrative Medicine), Im Haberschlai 7, 70794 Filderstadt, Germany.
Matthias KohlInstitute of Precision Medicine, University Furtwangen, Jakob-Kienzle-Straße 17, 78054 Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9514-8910
Florian BeissnerInsula Institute for Integrative Therapy Research, Brabeckstraße 177E, 30539 Hannover, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0513-7551
Henrik SzökeDepartment of Integrative Medicine, University of Pécs, Vörösmarty Utca 3, 7623 Pécs, Hungary.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7243-5789
Stefanie JoosInstitute for General Practice and Interprofessional Care, University Hospital Tuebingen, Osianderstraße 5, 72076 Tuebingen, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5810-529X
Ursula WolfInstitute of Complementary and Integrative Medicine, University of Bern, Fabrikstrasse 8, 3012 Bern, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1602-1143

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo examine the effects of warm footbaths with thermogenic medicinal powders on vitality and heart rate variability in healthy adults.

resultsThe primary outcome measure, self-reported vitality, was higher after GI and tended to be higher after MU compared to WA with medium effect sizes (GI vs. WA, mean difference -2.47 (95% CI -5.28 to 0.34),

conclusionThere is preliminary evidence that footbaths with thermogenic agents GI and MU may increase self-reported vitality during a short-time period with a more pronounced effect with GI. After a short follow-up, all three conditions tended to shift the autonomic balance towards relaxation. Future research should investigate these effects in clinical samples with a larger, more diverse sample size.

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